Attachment for incubators and brooders.



PATENTED MAR. 24, 1908.

W. E. TREDWAY.

ATTACHMENT FOR INOUBATORS AND BROODERS.

APPLICATION FILED OGT.19,1907.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM E. TREDWAY, OF

BLACKWELL, OKLAHOMA.

ATTACHMENT FOR INCUBATORS AND BROODERS.

Application filed. October 19,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. TREDWAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Blackwell, in the county of Kay and State of Oklahoma, have invented a new and useful Attachment for Incubators and Brooders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to attachments for incubators, brooders, etc., and its object is to provide a device of novel form designed to be inter osed between the heat compartment and t e compartment containing the eggs or chicks, said means serving to efficiently distribute the heat.

Another object is to provide an attachment of this character utilizing feathers for the purpose of distributing the heat, said feathers being designed to contact with the eggs when used within an incubator. It also constitutes a soft covering for chicks in ordinary brooders.

Another object is to provide simple and el' ficient means for attaching the feathers to the body of the device so that the same will be securely held in position.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and. pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings is shown the preferred form of the invention.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a section through a portion of an incubator and showing the improved attachment in position therein. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the attachment.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates a frame preferably formed of metal and provided with a plurality of cross strips 2 arranged in airs and secured to opposite portions of tie frame in any referred manner as by means of solder. The ower edges of the cross strips are preferably folded to form beads 3 and clamped between the cross strips of each pair are feathers such as indicated at 4, the tops of which project beyond the frame and cross strips and form a soft mass which closes the spaces between the cross strips and extends beyond Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 24, 1908.

1907. Serial No. 398,227.

cated by the letter A and between the tray B and the pipe C which conducts the heat to the incubator. The features constituting the bottom portion of the attachment are designed to contact with the eggs contained within the tray and as the heat p asses downward from the upper portion of the incubator as indicated by the arrows in Fig. 1 it will be evenly distributed by the feathers and said feathers will prevent the heated air from coming directly into contact with the eggs and will act as a shield.

The device can be used in various forms of incubators and can also be used in brooders to shield the young chicks from the direct action of the heat and to also constitute a soft surface against which they can nestle.

Although the device has been described as constructed of metal it is to be understood that the same can be made up partly or en tirely of wood or cardboard.

What is claimed is:

1. An attachment of the character de-' scribed comprising a frame, cross strips secured therein and arranged in pairs to constitute holding members, and feathers secured between and extending beyond the holding members.

2. An attachment for incubators and the like comprising a frame, cross strips secured therein and arranged in pairs to constitute holding members, and separated fibrous material secured between and extending beyond the holding members 3. An attachment for incubators and the like comprising a frame, cooperating holding members arranged in rows, and separated fibrous material held and supported between and extending beyond said members and constituting a continuous mass extending over and concealing one face of the frame.

4. The combination with a structure having an upper head compartment and a lower compartment; of a frame interposed between said compartments, cooperating holding members arranged in rows, and separated In testimony that I claim the foregoing as fibrous material held and supported between my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature and extending beyond said members, said in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

material constituting a continuous mass con- VILLIAM E. TREDVVAY. cealing one face of the frame and forming a Witnesses: shield for the contents of the lower oompart- JOHN S. BURGER,

ment. CASS T. LOOKWOOD. 

